Midway Atoll

Knuckle Knife with Scabbard Description This silver knife is made of steel. It has a handle that has four holes for the fingers. The blade is sharp on both side and meets at a point. The brown, leather scabbard with a security strap to securely hold the knife in place, has two cuts so the owner can attach the blade to a belt. There are no marks that shows who made these two artefact, but it has ‘93-2214’ engraved in black ink on it. Purpose and Use (197) These types of knuckle knives were…

The Battle of Midway is considered the turning point in the Pacific War. The Battle of Midway is the result of poor planning and inadequate training of the Japanese, as well as the courage and intelligence of the US forces. The Japanese should have won the battle, but the US did win the battle. It was thought that there is no way the Japanese can lose the battle, but during the battle there was no way that they can win the battle. Applications of the principles of war, especially objective,…

between the US and Japanese forces and what started the Japanese’s fight against the United States. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, but they also attacked "the Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Malaya, Thailand, Shanghai and Midway" (www.historyplace.com). In the following days, Japan invaded Thailand, the Philippines and Burma, as well as take Guam. The Japanese and American forces used air raids to attack and invade islands in the pacific, much like the Germans and…

taking a break from her parents on Midway, a secluded island atoll with minimal entertainment for a teenaged girl. When her aunt needs to go to L.A. for work, Robie convinces her to let her stay by herself for the remainder of the trip. Unfortunately, after the first night when a man confronts Robie on the street, she wants to go home. Unable to contact her parents due to weak signal and not wanting to worry her aunt, Robie decides to take a supply flight to Midway the next night. Throughout the…

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY: THE PLANNING FOR MODERN WARFARE. Liam Walmsley History 370W ADE-American Military History Professor Robert Streit April 17, 2024 Introduction The Battle of Midway is regarded as one of the most significant naval conflicts in World War II, fought between the United States and Japan from June 4-7, 1942. The stakes were high, as Japan intended to take over Midway Atoll and establish a strategic foothold in the Pacific. However, the U.S. Navy intercepted…

never expected to wake up during the midst of a war. Actually, Eva never really thought about where she’d wake up. She didn’t really have expectations, but she did not expect this. She’d been shut in a coffin and a battle had been plopped onto Midway Atoll. Gunshots burst throughout the scene and the vibrations rippled her casket. Eva tried to kick and push her way out with no avail. Screaming diluted amongst the sounds of bullets. A shotgun’s spread grazed her coffin. A soldier had been thrown…

The causes of Pearl Harbor stemmed from intensifying Japanese-American rivalry In the Pacific. The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States declared War against Japan. Also four days after the attack upon Pearl Harbor, on December 11, 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, thus bringing America into World War 2. The day After The Attack On Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt Said “The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked,…

Plastic marine debris has become increasingly problematic. Angela Sun, a journalist from California, made a movie called, “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” The movie is about plastic marine debris and how it affects wildlife. Sun heard from a friend about this giant island in the Pacific Ocean called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Most people believe that the garbage patch is a very large, solid patch of garbage sitting in the Pacific Ocean. They do not know that the patch…

Harbor attack. When Japan declared war on the United State, the quickly began to spread their influence across as many Pacific Islands as they could, and the United States did likewise, though early on there was very little success. After the Battle of Midway however, the tide turned and the American forces began to march their way across the Ocean until they were finally close enough that an invasion on mainland Japan itself became a possibility. The battles that ensued in order to take the…

Ethan Parks Mrs. Trahan English 2 25 October 2017 The War on Two Fronts The Second World War featured two different theaters of war in the Pacific and Europe. These two theaters had many similarities and differences. These similarities and differences include battles, tactics, climate, and weapons of the war and each nation’s use of these. During World War II the Pacific and European campaigns had a range of battles. Many of the war’s naval battles took place in the Pacific, since ships…